| Postcode | ME16 8XL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Maidstone | 
| Nearest station | Maidstone West (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Bower Lane (W) St Michael's Church (W) Bower Lane (E) St Michael's Road (E) St Michael's Road (SW) St Michael's Junior School (E) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.270029 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.50712 | |
| Easting | 574990 | |
| Northing | 155305 | |
| Grid reference | TQ749553 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 326104 5682805 | |
| what3words | later.margin.carry | |
| FixPhrase | crimp magnolia startle tapioca | |
| Plus code | 9F327GC4+2R | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (127 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 14.1 KMs (8.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Maidstone, unparished area | E43000297 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Fant & Oakwood | E05015599 | 
| Local Authority District | Maidstone | E07000110 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Maidstone and Malling | E14001349 | 
| MP | Helen Grant | Conservative | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | South East Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1997 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | October 2003 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Maidstone | E63012591 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00123647 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone 006G | E01033091 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone 006G | E01033091 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone West | E02005073 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone West | E02005073 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |